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Most popular news on 3 July 2009 |
Survivor still haunted by 1971 air crash
Juliane Koepcke is not someone you'd expect to attract attention. Plainly dressed and wearing prescription glasses, Koepcke sits behind her desk at the Zoological Center in Munich, Germany, where she's a librarian.
Fans must register for tickets to Jackson memorial
Fans wishing to attend singer Michael Jackson's memorial service next week will have to register for the 11,000 free tickets, organizers said Thursday.
U.S. soldier sold to Afghan militant clan, official says
An American soldier captured in southeastern Afghanistan is being held by a notorious militant clan, a senior U.S. military official said.
Air France plane did not break up in flight - report
The Air France plane that crashed a month ago off the coast of Brazil "did not break up or become destroyed in flight," but bellyflopped intact into the Atlantic Ocean, the French air investigation agency announced Thursday.
Judge Kozinski admonished for explicit items on Web site
A judicial council on Thursday admonished the chief judge of the nation's largest federal appeals court for having "sexually explicit photos and videos" on his personal Web site, but decided against any further punishment.
Ex-executive accuses insurance giant of 'purging' customers
Wendell Potter says he is finished defending the insurance industry, which he says is "beholden to Wall Street."
Conviction in MySpace suicide case tentatively overturned
A federal judge tentatively overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman accused of using MySpace to deceive a teenage girl who eventually committed suicide, a U.S. attorney's spokesman told CNN.
Police use Taser on pastor after traffic stop
Police in Texas used a Taser on a 42-year-old pastor and pepper spray to disperse members of his church after police said the pastor interfered with a traffic stop.
Jackson was 'healthy, vibrant' at last rehearsal
The rehearsals ended on a high note that night.
Commentary: Obama meets his match in Russia?
Barack Obama often seems to have much of the planet at his feet in rapt attention to his every word.
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